1. Not For Tourists runs down a selection of
where you can BYOB.
2. Limewire’s got
performing at CMJ all over town through October 24, from the Antlers to ZAZA.
3. Cheap-NYC guide the skint lists 35+ free/low-budget Halloween events around town.
4. Manhattan User’s Guide namechecks
6 musts on the NYC food scene right now,
from the super-new Breslin at the Ace Hotel to Prospect Heights’ spanking-new Vanderbilt…
5. …whose
includes polenta soup with confit’ed duck gizzard and duck cracklings and the Vanderbilt Pimms cocktail: gin, Pimms, sweet basil and bitter lemon.
6. Bluefly and Style List announce the 8 finalists vying for the coveted
America’s Most Stylish Blogger
title (voting opens to the public on 10/27).
7. “Look at the Birdie” (Delacotre Press), a collection of
14 previously unpublished short stories by Kurt Vonnegut,
hits stores today (pick it up
for $21.60).